Kansai Paint (4613) investor relations material

Strategic role of the Japan segment

• Drives group-wide growth through technological and managerial innovation, serving as a key source of profitability.

• Focuses on refining technologies and enhancing management quality to strengthen the entire group.

• Implements measures such as reducing raw material and fixed costs, improving product mix, and streamlining low-profit assets to establish a strong profit structure.

• Japan segment contributes 28% of group sales and 44% of segment profit, with ongoing efforts to improve profitability.

Japan-driven technological innovation

• Develops world-leading technologies in resin synthesis, dispersion, viscosity, and elasticity control to meet diverse customer needs.

• Dispersion technology enables anti-corrosion coatings and improved lithium-ion battery materials.

• Viscosity control allows for ultra-thin, high-brightness coatings, reducing material use and enhancing finish.

• Elasticity control supports flexible, self-healing coatings for next-generation applications like solar panels.

• Japanese technology is successfully expanded globally, differentiating through quality and stable supply.

Business overview and market position

• Holds a leading position in the Japanese paint market, outperforming overall market growth since 2021.

• Maintains #1 market share in domestic automotive base coat segment, with strong presence in India and Southeast Asia.

• Introduced a world-first two-tone automotive coating process, reducing CO2 emissions and costs.

• Ranks #2 in general industrial and marine, #3 in decorative and protective, and #1 in auto-refinish within Japan.

• Product innovations address market-driven social challenges, such as enhanced durability, anti-corrosion, and eco-friendly solutions.